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[widerthanthesea]

NOBODY TOLD ME WE HAD A SUMMER READING LIST

MY LIFE IS OVER

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[high_on_daylight]

$20 says your teacher last year handed out the list on the last day of classes and reminded you three times during the last class.

[widerthanthesea]

That was like two months ago! Nobody can remember something for that long!

[high_on_daylight]

... Writing it down and pinning it to your bedroom mirror or something?

Or just go buy the books and put them on a conspicuous shelf.

How big a stack is it, anyways? Crookston only gave us like six books.

[widerthanthesea]

Six books is too many books.

[high_on_daylight]

... You could have that done in a week.

[distorts_space]

I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T HAVE THOSE IN AMERICA

[widerthanthesea]

I WISH YOU WERE RIGHT

[distorts_space]

THEYLL EXCUSE ME RIGHT?

IM FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY

THEY HAVE TO EXCUSE ME

[birdarang]

That's not so bad. It's easy, right?

[widerthanthesea]

I have to read ten million books in the next week! It's the end of the road!

[It's... It's like four books.]

[birdarang]

Ten million books? What were your teachers thinking?

[sunbloom]

I am having a hard time feeling bad for you... it's not like we were even that busy this summer.

Get a drink, find a sunny spot, and read. That's all it takes. You can be done in a few days.

[Your (civilian) leader is displeased, miss.]

Private

[widerthanthesea]

Come on, we both know I was busy protecting the city from evil all summer! Don't you think that means I deserve a little slack?

Private

[sunbloom]

Yes. That's why I'm not actually blaming you yet. There should be something even you want to read, right? There were some simple books on the list.

[widerthanthesea]

But what if there's another monster attack while I'm reading?

Action

[pega_pony_princess]

Shortly after the post is made, Cynthia wanders over to where Erika is.

"How over is over, exactly?"

[widerthanthesea]

"If I don't read fifty billion books in the next week my parents are going to explode."

[pega_pony_princess]

Oh, well then.

Cynthia will just...look around for eavesdroppers and proceed to whisper to Erika like they're in a bad spy drama.

"I could loan you some of my books if you promise not to tell you got them from me?"

[widerthanthesea]

"Can you read them for me, too? That's the hard part."

[pega_pony_princess]

A slight pause.

"...Erika. We both know I have trouble figuring out your weird future society, so trust me when I say that these are not hard books, okay? You could get them done by tonight if you wanted."

[widerthanthesea]

"Nobody can read multiple books in one night! That's impossible!"

[pega_pony_princess]

Cynthia just sort of stares for a bit before raising one hand and snapping her fingers - and the room is filled with horse.

Sky Dancer knickers happily as Cynthia rubs her nose before reaching for her saddlebags and...drawing out books?

...apparently, Cynthia hides her reading materials in the saddlebags of her magical winged horse.

[widerthanthesea]

Cynthia why.

"Put your magical horse away before my parents see it!"

[pega_pony_princess]

...oh right! Cynthia gently strokes Sky Dancer's neck with her free hand and puts the horse away before handing Erika four small paperback books.

"Here, you'll like these!"

The books are titled Professional Wife, The Velvet of the Woman, The Wizard and The Stranger, and Ribald Tales of the Faith War. Apparently Cynthia reads...cheesy romance novels?

[widerthanthesea]

A metaphorical tumbleweed rolls through the room.

"...I don't think these are on the summer reading list..."

[pega_pony_princess]

"So you're showing initiative! You'll probably get extra grades for that!"

Pause as Cynthia finally notices the fourth book.

"...gah! Moooom! I didn't even get a chance to read that one! Don't switch it out with one of your books!"

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Oh man, same.

Uh... by the way which books were they? I kind of had a accident with the ones I had to read and need to get them replaced asap.

[widerthanthesea]

There was a whole huge list to pick books out of. They looked really hard.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Oh then I guess I don't have to feel so guilty about those accidents.

...Can't we just watch the badly adapted movies based off of the books, The teachers don't HAVE to know we didn't read the books do they?

[widerthanthesea]

YOU'RE RIGHT! A movie is basically like a really fast version of a book, right? It's the perfect plan!

[whitescalesbigmouth]

Duh! Of course it's the perfect plan.

I came up with it after all.

[alilyinthemoonslight]

[ Quietly, Yuri is sighing to herself. ]

I know you were... busy for a couple weeks this summer [ which might be her fault, ahem ] but it can't possibly be that bad.

[widerthanthesea]

I have one week left and I haven't started.

[alilyinthemoonslight]

So, we know what you're doing for the next week.

It can't possibly be that bad.

[widerthanthesea]

We can't all read a book in 5 minutes, you know.

[alilyinthemoonslight]

I'd like to meet the person who can read and absorb a book that fast. [ She needs at least a couple hours. ] You have days. You'll be fine, so long as you focus.

[blossominghero]

Erika... do you want me to help you? It's the least I can do, really...

[widerthanthesea]

Yes, please help me! You can start by telling me what these books are about so that I don't have to read them!

[blossominghero]

... Erika, that's cheating.

[widerthanthesea]

It's only cheating if the teachers find out!

[blossominghero]

Erika.

No. I'm not doing that.

I'll help you with reading, but that?

No, I won't do it.

[widerthanthesea]

You're a good person, Tsubomi.

How am I gonna get all this done in a week?